A STAY-DOWN STRIKE.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20257, 28 July 1937, Page 7

A STAY-DOWN STRIKE.

TROUBLE IN AUSTRALIAN IVIINE. POOR QUALITY OF PONTES. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, July 27. The unrest existing in the' coalmining industry was exemplified to-day when a stay-down strike was begun in the Broken Hill Proprietary’s Burwood colliery, near Newcastle. Two hundred underground workers, complaining of the poor quality of the pit ponies, announced their intention of remaining below until the dispute is settled.

Wives and friends of the men concerned attempted to send down food to them, but the company's manager w-arned them to keep away. The miners’ representative was not allowed to communicate by telephone with the strikers.

The women attempted to make a demonstration, but the police dispersed them. A conference between llie miners’ delegates and representatives of the northern, southern and western mineowners in regard to the new log was opened to-day, but no decision was reached.

RECURRENCE OF VIOLENCE. AMERICAN STEEL STRIKE. ONE KILLED, 40 INJURED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel CopyrtgM NEW YORK, July 26. A message from Cleveland, Ohio, reports a recurrence of violence in connection with the steel strike. One man was killed and 40 were injured in rioting at the Republic Steel Corporation's plant. 'file trouble occurred when a worker was alleged deliberately to have run down with a motor-car and killed a picket. The police and 2000 pickets, who were doggedly attempting to maintain the strike clashed, and the rioting continued all night. Fourteen men and women were arrested.